Planes

planes are boring nowadays

it's all about sensor equipment rather than peformance

>>8746727
Drones have destroyed any interest I had in aviation.

Aeronautical Engineering MSc btw. Dont know what to do with my life now. Getting more depressed day by day.

>>8746727
The f-22 raptor might be a meme but it is the strongest meme of all time

>enemy can't see it
>it's fast
>it can make turns that border on geometrically impossible

It's a fuckin shame there will never be a symmetric war where the F-22 will be tested

t. unashamed plane autist

>>8746727
this is /sci/

kill yourself

>>8746727

1. Russian jet engines are---and have always been---shit

2. Russian sensor equipment have been ok

3. Russian pilots are ok

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>>8747254
This does not compute, why not just get into drones dude? You could design and build your own application specific drone to market, you can't even do that with a full size plane, must cuck your skillz out to Gruman or Lockheed or whatever.

EU just uses USA planes. of course USA planes are better but they are much much more expensive, also Russia has many many shitty older planes.

>>8746727
F-22 > everything else
Eurofighter Typhoon is still my favourite though

>>8746727
Plane Autist here, in terms of maneuverability the US has the F-22 which has some pretty impressive mobility. This is close to matches though by a couple Russian Technology test beds like the SU-47 or the SU-35. In terms of Avionics and FCS the US has an undoubted lead as most Air Force and Navy planes have an advanced datalink system that allows for rapid data sharing between different planes. All of this data then is sent back to a AWACS and distributed to the onboard computers for the other aircraft. In terms of onboard radar though the US is a tad behind the Eurobeans and Russians IIRC. Per unit though the US has probably the most advanced aircraft as most aircraft wether active or reserve are upgraded with newer electronics and avionics semi frequently.